a bit! 0k, fine. so here's the thing. i mean, this basically plays like a greatest hits collection. i mean, ifa band comes onto a festival stage, you've got to play the hits. so this the conclusion of the second trilogy and the end of the story. play the hits, do the bit when everybody looks up and is astonished. do the bit whenjeff goldblum, whose character, incidentally, makes no sense whatsoever but manages to make every single line a voyage of discovery somehow. because he's employed by the company, as far as i can tell, he's employed simply to tell them that everything is a really, really bad idea, but get him to do that thing he does. you said when you were watching the clip, i love sam neill. we all love sam neill! and he has a kind of indiana jones—style hat. the problem with this is for a while, it can't decide which movie it wants to be. i mean, fora bit, it's a kind ofjames bond movie chasing around in very scenic backstreets. then for a while it thinks it wants to be mission impossible. and there's a bit when chris pratt attempts to drive a motorbike into the back of an aeroplane.

and then there's a bit which looks like it's come from austin powers with all these kind of strange sets that look very, very �*70s and a little bit shonky. and it's fine, but it's two hours long. it's — none of it makes any sense. do you remember the awe, the sense of "i've never seen this before" that you got when you saw the first? oh, yes, yes. everyone went to see it and it was the thing to see. and it was terrifying. it was. i mean, the velociraptor stuff was absolutely terrifying. with this, okay, the special effects are good. of course they're good. it's a great big, expensive special effects movie. i mean, some of them are a little bit chunky, but generally great, you know, big dinosaurs. and the cast, these are big actors like this laura dern, sam neill, jeff goldblum, great. like all those people there, they are doing some stuff. and itjust kind of goes on and then it goes on and then it goes on. and then after two and a half hours or so, it stops and you go, "yeah," you know, "i liked

all those hits." i kind of wanted something more. it did feel very incoherent. it did feel like, "let's just get everyone on stage and just do some stuff." and i, funnily enough, i spoke to a colleague quite shortly afterwards, "i said, tell me the plot." and they went, "um, bio locusts, wasn't it? jeff something? "what was it?" so it's not going to linger long in the mind after you've seen it. it will however, be huge, because it's jurassic world. yeah, but if you're saying it's fine, that's not... anyway greatest hits, as you say. swan song, very different choice. so, you know, must have cost less than the catering budget for one morning ofjurassic world dominion. so, this is german screen legend udo kier. he's pat. he is a former hairdresser now in a retirement home, is visited by somebody from a funeral home who says rita, who was his star client who he fell out with, has asked for him to do her burial. it was left in her will. and initially, he says, and it's my favourite line, "bury her with bad hair," which is a wonderfully quotable line. then he decides that he will do it. and he walks across the town, which is sandusky in ohio, which i've never been to.

and as he goes to all the old haunts, he rediscovers his old self. he picks up a hat in a store, which was a salon that he used to have. and now very much changed. he gets given a lime green suit that somehow reinvigorates him. the thing it reminded me of is there's a harry dean stanton movie called lucky. very melancholic, but really rather charming. and if you're an udo kierfan, which i am, a lot of the movies that he's been in, like, you know, flesh for frankenstein, they're at the more extreme end of the spectrum. and i thought it was really lovely seeing him do something that was so poignant, so touching. so... i mean, you've seen it. did you...? i was about to use the word touching, actually. were you moved by it? we really enjoyed it. we both said, "oh, that's sad." you know, it is melancholic. we can't get away from that. but the actual story i really liked, and i really like someone looking back on their life and looking back

on how much society has changed in the 70 something years they've been alive. and also, i think the whole thing about the location, sandusky, ohio, everywhere looks a little bit barren, a little bit desolate. a little bit... yes. as he rediscovers his life, it all kind of — the surroundings come to life as well. so it's like his presence is breathing life back into the community. and it's, i mean, it's funny in places. there are some really, really lovely moments. i thought his performance was great. i really liked it and i was very, very charmed. i didn't expect to be at all. i'm glad that you watched it. it's a tiny little film, but it'd be nice if people would give it some attention. and eagle—eyed people will spot that linda evans is in it as well, i have to mention that. yeah. playing a key role. yes. i shall say no more. yeah, but she's in it. so, onto a british offering, all my friends hate me, which is an uncomfortable and often kind of cringe—inducing, although deliberately so. horror? is it horror? is it comedy? it's written by tom stourton and tom palmer, who were a comedy duo called totally toms.

tom stourton is pete. he's just returned from abroad, round about 30. he gets invited by his old university mates to a party for him. birthday party in a posh country house. these are posh people. on the way there, it's clear that he's awkward. he's out of place. he doesn't really fit in. he has an encounter with one of the locals, which looks like it's going to go a bit straw dogs. here's a clip. what do you need to know? lost? yes. thought as much. yeah. old sat nav let you down, ey? surprise, surprise. long journey? yeah. sort of late for my i own party, actually. it's my birthday. yeah _ you need to loop back round through the red gate. bear left till you hit the lamb pub, then straight shot through dawn. and it's on your left. big iron—fronted thing. i'll remember. thank you very much. might come join you later. yeah, well, i'll let the others know. i cheers again. thanks. - laters.

and indeed, he may actually come and join them. so as you can see from that, the whole thing is he's a fish out of water. he doesn't know... he's awkward. he's difficult. ha—ha, but very, very... he gets there where all his friends, as the title tells us, appear to hate him. or do they? is he being paranoid? are they all conspiring against him? and who's this bloke that they met in a pub who they've said, "oh, he's a great bloke. he's a great guy," who turns up and seems to pete, our central character, to be actually an agent of malice, somehow conspiring against him. and the whole thing walks on this knife edge between, is this funny or is this disturbing? or is it funny and disturbing at the same time? now, quite often when you do that, one will undercut the other or one will stop the other one from working. i thought the best thing about all my friends hate me is that it does manage to be genuinely awkward for quite a long part of its running time. it got... is that quite clever? it is clever. no, that's a very

difficult balancing act. i mean, i'm sure you as well. i've seen enough horror comedies which are neither horrifying nor funny. and this isn't a horrorfilm, but there are elements of horror in it. it's not a flat—out comedy, although there are many, many laughs in it. but it's that thing about it, the awkwardness, the sense of paranoia. now, jane, i don't know about you. anyone who understands the paranoid experience of being around people and thinking, "what? what have i done? what has everyone got against me? do they know the thing that i'm trying...?" that kind of hidden secret thing? and you can see all of that even in the trailer, actually. you feel quite stressed. yes, absolutely. and i think it gets that right. now, it's not perfect. you know, some bits of it work better than others. but i thought it was, as a balancing act, i thought it was very well done because that's a hard balance to maintain. yeah, intriguing. certainly intriguing. best out this week is still... well, let's embrace it. top gun maverick is really, really great. and against all expectations, because, i mean, i didn't particularly like the first top gun. i think it's better

than the first one. jane, whisper it. it is, it is better than the first one. and also, you know, would it immediately, if you thought "one of my favourite films will be top gun maverick?" because it's such good fun. no, i had no idea i was going to have such a good time. i can't even explain why i enjoyed it. but it's great to look at. it's fantastic to look at. the flying scenes. i don't even think i'm particularly interested in flying, but they're just extraordinary. it's absolutely fascinating to watch. and also, it works. i mean, the emotional beats get you. and i'm sitting there, i'm crying when i'm watching it thinking, "i'm really cross that it's making me cry, but it's working really, really well. " and tom cruise is really good in it. yes. and, yeah, it's beautifully made. and for those of us of our generation, just those strains of that wonderful, wonderful music. yeah, but it starts off with kenny loggins. it starts with kenny loggins doing them. that was it. as soon as you hear the kenny

loggins, you go, "ok, that's it. fine, i'm back in again." you know, "i've got my hair has gone dark again. i'm a lot thinner than i used to be." ijust i thought it was absolutely rip—roaringly good. let's put that on there — surprisingly good. quick thoughts about dvds. the duke is out on dvd. this is the stranger than fiction true story about the theft of a painting, great performances by jim broadbent and helen mirren. i mention this because it's directed by roger michell, whose last picture was elizabeth, a portrait in parts, which was in cinemas obviously for thejubilee and is now available on prime video. i thought the duke was very likable and very watchable and elizabeth is a very interesting documentary. and roger michell, a great man that we lost too soon. a great loss and a very, very talented and versatile filmmaker. and i actually think those two films demonstrate that perfectly. mark, thank you so much. and that is it for this week. enjoy your cinemagoing wherever you choose to go and see. see you next time. bye— bye.

a strong wind, particularly tomorrow and the reason for the stronger when it is big area of low pressure here thatis it is big area of low pressure here that is running between scotland and iceland and bringing the strongest winds as we head into tomorrow across much of scotland. that we will see some of the wettest weather. this is over the past few hours, number of lightning flashes that across northern ireland, heading into scotland a couple of bans are quite heavy rain have brought some flooded roads across some parts of scotland. they will tend to push their way through. these are the temperatures early this evening. still quite warm in the sunshine. tonight, we will see the sunshine. tonight, we will see the bans of rain moving through it will get some further wet weather coming in from the north—west into scotland, perhaps some showers into northern ireland. much of england

and wales probably going to be dry. the wind is not quite as strong but certainly stronger winds further north—west where we have the wetter weather. unlike last night, temperatures will be down to ii or 13 degrees. heading into tomorrow, we have that area of low pressure, quite a big deep one sitting to the north of scotland. and the winner will be in scotland with gales possible in the far north of the country. some wetter weather for scotland again, showers or longer spells of rain at this time in quite a number of showers in northern ireland. baby showers to come across northern parts of england, but further south will not be quite as windy. a blustery day for many parts of the country. still making 21 and 22 in the south. but i think it will be cooler in scotland or northern ireland. the second half of the weekend, the winds will not be as strong, low pressure tending to move away. a scattering of light showers in scotland, northern ireland. perhaps the far north of england, but semi—skies continue further south foster a lovely weekend to come to many parts of

england and wales again. as we head into the beginning of next week, we will find some weather fronts threatening to bring some rain into scotland and northern ireland for monday and tuesday. higher pressure is going to keep it dry across england and wales. we are likely to find a lot of warmth across some parts of europe, particularly iberia and some of that to be pushing its way into the south east of england later next week. this is the forecast. particularly across south—eastern areas, the steady rise in temperatures possibly getting into the high 20s briefly later next week. that looks more likely the south—east of england.

today at six, borisjohnson orders ministers to do "everything in their power" to free the two britons sentenced to death by russians in ukraine. the two, seen on the left and right, along with a moroccan national, are accused of committing crimes in a region controlled by russia. aiden aslin and shaun pinner were captured while fighting with the ukrainian army. they have denied being mercenaries. i've been here two years now, so, and love it. made a life here, settled down, got a girlfriend in mariupol, planning to get married maybe. and now i'm in the marines in ukraine. the uk government says their sentencing is a clear breach of the geneva conventions. also today... the uk government's plans to send some migrants to rwanda is unlawful,